A Guildford landlord was confronted as part an ITV show over allegations he was offering free accommodation in exchange for sexual favours.

Series five of The Kyle Files began on Monday evening (March 4) with an investigation into the "new phenomenon caused by the housing crisis in which of landlords are offering free accommodation in return for sex".

Jeremy Kyle, the programme's host, confronted the landlord twice in the show - firstly outside a Guildford pub and then in the station car park – after he allegedly offered a member of their team, posing as a potential tenant, a 'sex for rent' deal.

The show began with the team having found adverts on Craigslist, an advertisement website, seeming to offer deals in exchange for sexual favours. An ITV researcher created a fake identity and posed as a vulnerable woman seeking accommodation.

He waited in a van before first confronting the landlord (Image: ITV)

They replied to 20 of the adverts offering a place to stay, with "a quarter replying quickly".

However, one advert was found by the team to be "particularly worrying" as it was targeting "young and homeless girls". It was the advert of a Guildford-based landlord.

The landlord allegedly set out his expectations in a chain of around 30 emails with the researcher, including mentioning a swimsuit fetish. The researcher then arranged to meet the landlord at a pub in Guildford.

While sat at a table outside drinking, he said to her: "I have done this on quite a few occasions for the last three or so years. I'll be honest, a lot sign up for it and aren't really prepared for it, but I am not the monster I come across as on the internet.

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"I would honestly help you and support you in every way I can, but I am not quite a good Samaritan because I want a lot from you in return. It's not going to be a walk in the park in that respect."

He adds how soon he expects the 'favours' to start, as well as how often.

The full transcript of their conversation can be read at the bottom of this story.

Upon leaving the pub, Jeremy chases the landlord and confronts him on his alleged offers of sex for rent'. However, the landlord did not respond to any of the questions posed, before driving off.

The show sent a text the landlord later in the evening to provide information on the programme and to offer the opportunity for him to ask questions. The show claimed he read the message, but did not text back.

Later, he did send an email saying he would not be making any statement.

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Less than six weeks after confronting him outside a Guildford pub, the ITV team found a new advert that he had posted on the same website, allegedly by him, and contacted him again under a fake identity.

The landlord allegedly asked the researcher about her background, dress size and photographs.

The ITV team again confronted the landlord, who was parked at Guildford train station, but he refused to say anything before driving off – the wrong way down a one-way system.

Full transcript of alleged conversation between ITV researcher and landlord

Landlord

Tell me a bit about yourself.

Researcher

Things have just been all over the place at the minute. For me this is something completely new.

Landlord

I have done this on quite a few occasions for the last three or so years. I’ll be honest, a lot sign up for it and aren’t really prepared for it, but I am not the monster I come across as on the internet. I would honestly help you and support you in every way I can, but I am not quite a good Samaritan because I want a lot from you in return. It’s not going to be a walk in the park in that respect. If you don’t feel comfortable with what I want, then that makes it ten times harder.

Researcher

If I did choose to stay with you, how quickly would it all..?

Landlord

As fast as you can. I am not going to make you do something you don’t want to do. I am going to try and talk you in to it. Whether you like it or not is a different matter. If you feel like ‘yeah that’s a fair deal’ or ‘I’m not comfortable with the deal, but I would have no problem’, I don’t know.

Researcher

How often would...?

Landlord

I’d say as often as possible [laughing].

Researcher

If it got to it, where I felt I couldn’t go through with it, could I just go then?

Landlord

Yes, I’m not looking to abuse you. Yes I want to take advantage of you because you’re in a difficult situation, I’m not going to deny that. I’m 50 years old and you’re very young and attractive. If you’re upset, what are you going to do? You’re just going to want to move out faster, aren’t you? Where does that get me? It means I have to start all over again.

Researcher

How many people have...?

Landlord

Seven or eight, something like that. Not one of them is buried at the bottom of the garden or anything like that [laughs]. Not yet anyway, you could be the first [laughing].

I have had 15 and 16-year-olds approaching me and I just can't do that – it's too dangerous. I have had a couple of 12-year-olds which is really scary. That is awful. Never mind the position it would put me as I'd be done for grooming. But with what I told you I want, it just puts massive warning signs up and I'm thinking 'oh my god, what am I doing here?' You are probably already thinking 'what am I doing here?' Are you thinking 'oh my god what am I doing here?'"

Researcher

Well, I dunno. I was going to say about this swimsuit thing as well.

Landlord

It is a very strange fetish.

*The camera then cuts to Jeremy Kyle before "I am not going to rape you" can be heard in the conversation between the two. This prompts Jeremy and his team to exit the van and confront the landlord.*